INTERACTION OF ATOMIC-HYDROGEN WITH AN ULTRA-SHORT LASER-PULSE HAVING A PEDESTAL

TitleINTERACTION OF ATOMIC-HYDROGEN WITH AN ULTRA-SHORT LASER-PULSE HAVING A PEDESTAL
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1991
Veniard, V, Piraux, B
JournalOPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
Volume84
Issue5-6
Pagination264-268
Date PublishedAUG 1
ISSN0030-4018
Keywordspaper
Abstract

We study the electron energy spectrum resulting from the interaction of atomic hydrogen initially in the 2s state with an ultra-short laser pulse having a ``pedestal{''}, of the sort produced by chirped pulse amplification. As a first step, we treat this problem within second-order time-dependent perturbation theory. The effect of the pedestal is discussed in detail.

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